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Well, because of your comment that a JD opens up doors other than being a lawyer. Maybe it did 20 years ago, but that is simply not applicable these days.
So how would that relate to whether I have a JD or not? Aren't there people in this thread without JD's who feel competent to weigh in on job prospects in the profession?
I have friends who are sole practitioners in small areas and they are making a killing. especially compared to their classmates who insisted on staying in large metro areas. And some of their classmates who insisted on trying to hold out for big firm jobs found themselves doing doc review to tide them over. Of course they complained, but they only have themselves to blame.
I have friends who are sole practitioners in small areas and they are making a killing. especially compared to their classmates who insisted on staying in large metro areas. And some of their classmates who insisted on trying to hold out for big firm jobs found themselves doing doc review to tide them over. Of course they complained, but they only have themselves to blame.
The thing is there are jobs, but you usually have to be a generalist and a litigator. Additionally since practices tend to be small you also tend to need to bring in your own clients and run a business. Not everyone can/wants do that.
The thing is there are jobs, but you usually have to be a generalist and a litigator. Not everyone can/wants do that.
Not really. There are "specialists" and transactional attorneys as well. There is an abundance of lawyers, but law graduates need to be wise in selecting where to go. I wonder if she truly tried to "mitigate" her damages in this regard. Like someone else said, I think she's just being unnecessarily picky or doesn't interview well.
Law school is like graduating from acting school;it really depends on teh person now successful you are.The money does come from working for someone else .The same can be said of most professions where you are just given the tools.Most lawyers chase ambulances or work for govenment.A law degree and then a l.icense just gets you in the card game reallybeing a winner is upto the person.
Not really. There are "specialists" and transactional attorneys as well. There is an abundance of lawyers, but law graduates need to be wise in selecting where to go. I wonder if she truly tried to "mitigate" her damages in this regard. Like someone else said, I think she's just being unnecessarily picky or doesn't interview well.
Not so much in the rural area I am in. There are attorneys who do transactional things, but that is part of their business. If you are in a rural area there is often a fair amount of money to be made by going to the various types of court.
Law school is like graduating from acting school;it really depends on teh person now successful you are.The money does come from working for someone else .The same can be said of most professions where you are just given the tools.Most lawyers chase ambulances or work for govenment.A law degree and then a l.icense just gets you in the card game reallybeing a winner is upto the person.
This is it in a nutshell. I often find that the ones complaining the loudest are not making the most of the tools they have been given. This woman and many others like her feel a certain sense of entitlement. They don't want to have to hustle to get a job. They want it handed to them and that's not how it works.
I don't necessarily think the schools lie to get the money. I just think they show employment stats from a wide variety of legal jobs instead of the firm/corporate jobs most people want. That would include legal aid, clerkships, etc.
Correction - they show stats from any job, legal or not. So if you can only find work as a Starbucks cashier, they count that as "employed".
Correction - they show stats from any job, legal or not. So if you can only find work as a Starbucks cashier, they count that as "employed".
There's no correction. I didn't say they DIDNT include that. But there are some law schools that show the breakdown of whether the jobs are legal or not. And some schools distribute newsletters to alumni that list EXACTLY what each student is doing the first year after graduation.
I also want to add that many areas need ADA's. That's a job that can easily be had by someone who just graduated from law school.
So how would that relate to whether I have a JD or not? Aren't there people in this thread without JD's who feel competent to weigh in on job prospects in the profession?
Do YOU have a JD?
Not necessarily. There could be people commenting in this thread who do have a JD. I do not have a JD. I was admitted to law school over a year ago and decided not to attend.
I wish to rephrase my previous comment though. You mentioned that JD open up doors outside of being a lawyer. I said that isn't true. However, I forgot one thing. Not all law degrees are created equal. A law degree from Harvard may open up a lot of doors beyond the legal profession, but a law degree from the University of Texas wont.
The whole law school debate isnt black and white. It all depends on the school a person attends or the kind of job they want after graduation, or where they want to work. There is an oversupply of lawyers in the marketplace and more and more law schools pumping out JD graduates. Law school isnt the investment it was, twenty years ago.
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